Stanford guard/forward Anthony Brown will need surgery on his hip in the coming weeks and thus will miss the rest of the season, coach Johnny Dawkins announced.

For Brown, a 6-6 junior from Fountain Valley, Calif., it’s a congenital problem. He had surgery on the other hip last year.

“We are all hoping that Anthony’s surgery goes well and wish him a speedy recovery,” Dawkins said. “Anthony has played an important role for our team throughout his career and we expected him to be significant contributor once again this season. I have no doubt Anthony will work hard to come back even stronger.

"Of course, we'll miss him, but I'm excited about the kids who are stepping up."

Brown was averaging 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game. Dawkins said the school would seek a medical redshirt for Brown, and if granted he will have two years of eligibility remaining once healthy.

In other Stanford injury news, guard Aaron Bright has missed four consecutive games after spraining his ankle in practice Nov. 19. Dawkins isn’t sure he’ll be ready for Sunday afternoon’s home game against Denver.